Former Australia defender Kate Shimmin is the surprise inclusion in new England head coach Jess Thirlby's first squad alongside nine of the team that won World Cup bronze in Liverpool last month.
Thirlby, who recently replaced Tracey Neville at the helm, has named 25 players on the full-time programme for 2019/20, including England captain Serena Guthrie, Jo Harten, Helen Housby, Geva Mentor, Layla Guscoth and Natalie Haythornthwaite.
Shimmin, 27, is the most surprising addition. The Adelaide Thunderbirds defender represented Australia at Under-21 level and also played for the senior side in the 2014 and 2016 Fast5 series. She qualifies to play for England through dual citizenship.
Shimmin is the second Australian to defect to England in recent years, following in the footsteps of Thunderbirds team-mate Chelsea Pitman, who won the World Cup with Australia in 2011 before switching allegiance in 2017.